CS business manager receives research certificationK-State's CRAs help researchers with all aspects of sponsored projects, including development and administration, research compliance, legal and regulatory requirements, budget development, contract development and negotiation, facility management and sponsor interfaces and more.

Caragea named Keysone Research ScholarDoina Caragea, Kansas State University professor of computer science, has been named a Michelle Munson-Serban Simu Keystone Research Scholar, funded by Michelle Munson, 1996 K-State graduate in electrical engineering, and her husband, Serban Simu.

Caragea earns Keystone Research Scholar awardTwo faculty members in the College of Engineering have been named Keystone Research Scholars. The awards were established to recruit and retain top scholars in the early stages of their careers who are in high demand for faculty positions throughout the U.S.

Cyber defenders score high in national competitionCompeting against 20 teams from 16 schools across the U.S., students were faced with situations designed to simulate real-world information technology, choosing where and when to best tradeoff between security and usability.

2017 News

Beocat Regains title as largest academic supercomputer in KansasThe K-State research computing cluster, Beocat, is currently the largest academic research supercomputer in Kansas through a recent purchase of 120 additional servers, funded by faculty in agronomy, animal science, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering and psychology.

College of Engineering alumni earn honors for career successThe Kansas State University College of Engineering will honor 10 alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. The honorees will be recognized at ceremonies on the Manhattan campus April 1.

Engineering department undergoes name changeThe department of computing and information sciences in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University has officially become the department of computer science, effective April 7.

2015 News

Cyber Defense Club takes first in networking competitionA team of seven computing and information sciences students from the Kansas State University Cyber Defense Club took first place at a cyber defense competition Oct. 24, hosted in conjunction with the eighth Central Area Networking and Security workshop.

K-State Launch awards $20,000 to student entrepreneursA Kansas State University competition has awarded 19 students and 16 different business ideas with $20,000 in prize money. Jordan DeLoach, CIS, won $10,000 and first place for his pitch for Twitistics, a social media background check company.

2014 News

K-State freshman part of the game jam winning teamK-Staters participated in a game jam with Texas A&M University on Nov. 7-9 in College Station. This 48-hour game building competition was organized into 15 teams of two to four developers, designers and artists.

Andresen named to national supercomputing leadership teamDaniel Andresen, associate professor in computing and information sciences and director of the Institute for Computational Research in Engineering and Science, has been selected to the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment, or XSEDE, Campus Champions Leadership Team. Andresen is one of six members from more than 200 campus champions across the U.S. He will serve a two-year term.

Unmanned aerial systems team takes fourth at international competitionThe Kansas State University Unmanned Aerial Systems Team made the right maneuvers to land a top five finish at the recent 12th annual Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's student competition. This year's event was June 18-21 at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station near Lexington Park, Maryland.

College of Engineering honored 11 alumni for career successThe Kansas State University College of Engineering honored 11 alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. The honorees were recognized at ceremonies March 29 on the university's Manhattan campus. Recipients of the college's Professional Progress Award were nominated by their respective department heads and confirmed by Gary Clark, interim dean of the college.

College of Engineering Hall of Fame gained two new membersThe Kansas State University College of Engineering Hall of Fame inducted two new members on March 29. Induction to the hall is the highest honor bestowed on its alumni by the college. The honorees were recognized for their professional success and accomplishment, involvement with and support of the College of Engineering, dedication to Kansas State University, and professional and public service.

Engineering, education online graduate programs move up in U.S. News & World Report rankingsU.S. News & World Report recognizes Kansas State University as a great place to earn an online graduate degree in education and engineering, moving both programs up in its rankings released Jan. 8. Kansas State University's ranks No. 72 for best online graduate education programs, up 57 places from No. 129 in the previous survey. The university ranks No. 27 in best online graduate engineering programs, up 10 places from No. 37 in the previous survey.